1. Monthly Legislative Update
October 28, 2015

2. Agenda Week Without Violence Recap Advocacy Capacity Building Update
Racial Justice and Civil Rights Update
Equal Rights Amendment Coalition Update
Local Association Updates

3. Blog Carnival
Hill Briefing
Legislation:
Domestic Violence Gun Homicide Prevention Act of 2015 (S. 2198/ HR 3813) SUPPORT
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4. Advocacy Capacity Building Update
Positive response to content: Infrastructure; Communications; Strategies
When boot campers were queried, “Do you plan to use any information/ideas you picked up on this webinar?” 98% of respondents responded “yes” for all three sessions. 
Access to webinars Advocacy Bootcamps

5. Advocacy Capacity Building Update
Point of Contact Survey
20% Association responded
90% are doing advocacy
Activities:
#1 – Social Media sharing
#2 - Coalition Building
# 3 - Face to face meeting
Priorities:
#1 – Domestic Violence
#2 State issues
75% planning Advocacy

6. Advocacy Capacity Building Update
Affinity Groups (94 YWCAs)
Sign up for YWCA USA Affinity Groups
Facebook (59 YWCAs)
Join us on Facebook here
We have materials on these issues from Capitol Hill Day on Advocacy Section of Intranet and ywca.org
Background Information
Current State of Play
Key Messages
Opposition Talking Points
Personalizing the ‘Ask’

7. Racial Justice and Civil Rights Update
End Racial Profiling Act (S. 1056/HR 1933) Support
Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015 (S. 2123) Monitoring

8. ERA Coalition Update
Jessica Neuwirth, an international women’s rights lawyer and activist
President and Director, the ERA Coalition and the Fund for Women’s Equality
Author of Equal Means Equal: Why the time for the ERA is Now.

9. ERA Coalition Update
DC Director of the ERA Coalition and Fund for Women’s Equality.
She also serves as the co-chair of the Equal Rights Amendment Task Force of the National Council of Women’s Organizations.

10. ERA Coalition: Got Rights?

11. ERA Coalition Update Watch and share the video
Take action and engage your lawmakers
Sign the Pledge
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12. Share with YWCA USA what you learn from your outreach

13. Bills we are tracking:

14. Local Association Updates

15. Questions? Comments? Tralonne Shorter Catherine Beane
Senior Advocacy and Policy Associate
Racial Justice and Civil Rights •
• Portfolio Includes: Immigration Reform, Voting Rights, Racial Profiling, Affirmative Action and Hate Crimes.
Holly Jones
Director of Member Services •
• Leads local association advocacy capacity building and voter mobilization work.
Catherine Beane 
Vice President of Advocacy and Policy 
Start Date: 11/16/15  
   
Qudsia Raja 
Advocacy and Policy Manager 
Health & Safety Rights   
Portfolio Includes: Health & Safety issues – domestic and sexual violence (VAWA/VOCA); trafficking; gun violence; military sexual assault (MJIA). Also available for specific inquiries regarding Week Without Violence (WWV) and the Domestic Violence Mission Impact Group (DVMIG).
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16. Upcoming YWCA USA Legislative Update Calls at 3:00 ET November 18, 2015 No call:  December
January 27, 2016   To Connect: Online meeting room: Call in number: Passcode: